"Old uncle, this firewood is very cheap, buy some and go back. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Xiao Mengyu only greeted the old uncle very warmly, hoping that he could "show great mercy" and buy this load of firewood.

When the old man heard Xiao Mengyu say this, he bent down and checked the firewood. However, at this time, a middle-aged woman came behind the old man, and as soon as she saw her coming, Xiao Mengyu immediately felt bad.

Sure enough, the middle-aged woman glared disdainfully: "I said father-in-law, I don't know if this firewood was stolen or robbed, think about it, where did such a load of firewood come from for such a young child?" Forget it, if it's stolen goods at that time, we can't afford to be involved. ”

Seeing the middle-aged woman say this, Xiao Mengyu hurriedly explained: "No, this aunt, I have this firewood, but I am seriously cut from the mountain, I can guarantee that it will not be stolen or robbed!" This aunt, you buy it back, keep it for ten days and half a month, you see, this is a good dry firewood, you can't buy it in the market. ”

However, the middle-aged woman only raised her eyes with disdain: "Seriously cut from the mountain? It's up to you? The devil will believe it. After speaking, he glanced at the old man again and began to bargain, "Okay, let's say, what price are you going to sell?" If the price is acceptable, we will make an exception, even if we pity you and buy them. ”

Seeing that the other party had already begun to talk about the price, Xiao Mengyu was glad that this load of firewood was finally interested, so he said with a happy face: "Thank you, Auntie, thank you." This load of firewood weighs a total of more than ten catties, according to one catty and one hundred copper plates, you will pay a thousand copper plates, that is, one or two silver, this is already the cheapest price, you are full of inquiring, where is there such a good thing? ”

Xiao Mengyu thought that what she said was reasonable, thinking that the other party would accept it willingly, and then pay, but she didn't expect her head, but she was hit by the middle-aged woman: "Go to death, where did you come from, rabbit cub, I don't know the market when I am an old lady, dare to ask for such a sky-high price?" I can tell you, you can sell this load of firewood at a maximum of 50 copper plates per catty, that is, you will be given 500 copper plates at most, and if you dare to talk nonsense and ask for a price all over the sky, beware of me breaking your legs! ”

Xiao Mengyu was beaten, and she was about to fight back, but after thinking about it, she couldn't help it, not because she was afraid of this middle-aged woman, but considering that at present, she was the only one who was willing to patronize her stall and negotiate with herself about the price, in such a situation, she really couldn't afford to offend, so she gritted her teeth and held back, and at this time, the old man who had not spoken finally spoke: "Child, I also know that your firewood is not easy to come by, you are still young, maybe you do have to rely on this firewood to support your life, but now, Our Zhang family also encountered difficulties, if it weren't for this, I would not be like this, and a child of a few years old was worried about it, and hurt his harmony for hundreds of copper plates. Well, let's give you 800 copper plates, and we'll buy this load of firewood. ”

Xiao Mengyu looked at the old man in front of her seriously, and felt that he was indeed not as bitter and arrogant as the middle-aged woman beside him, so she could only grit her teeth, and then said: "Okay, since the old man is also in difficulty, I will do this deal, so let's do it at this price." ”

So, the two sides paid the money with one hand and delivered the goods with the other. And Xiao Mengyu finally got the firewood money for the eight hundred copper plates. At the moment when she got the money, she was a little sad and unwilling.

Indeed, at the current market price, this is very worthless. She had long known that at the current market price, ten catties of firewood could be sold for at least one tael of silver, or even more, even one tael of silver and one or twenty copper plates, and the price she had offered before had been greatly reduced to the minimum.

However, despite this, she still had some joy and satisfaction when she went home with the eight hundred copper plates she had earned.

She was already thinking in her heart, these 800 copper plates, save 700 first, and the remaining 100, buy a little meat and vegetables first, and go back to make porridge for her mother to eat.

After all, my mother has not eaten a bite of porridge for a month, let alone meat dishes.

So, instead of going home immediately, she turned back to the meat and vegetable market, directly planning to weigh two taels of pork home. When she said that she wanted to weigh two taels of pork, the other party, that is, the meat seller, stared at her tightly and did not cut the meat.

"I'm going to weigh two taels of pork." When she said this, she was full of confidence.

However, the other party was quite skeptical, and glared and said: "I'm sorry, we have a small business, we don't have to settle accounts, if you don't have money, let me get away." ”

"How do you know I don't have any money? Please speak politely! Xiao Mengyu was still full of confidence, and in turn couldn't look down on the other party and said, "Do you treat guests like this?" ”

When the other party saw her say this, he stretched out his hand: "Okay, bring it!" ”

Seeing that the other party stretched out his hand, Xiao Mengyu also stretched out his hand, took out the hundred copper plates, and put them in the palm of the other party's hand: "Take it, do you think I really have no money?" Don't look down on people! ”

It wasn't until he saw a hundred stubborn copper coins that the other party changed his attitude, and immediately changed his tone and said: "Oh, it turns out that there are so many copper plates, don't be surprised, we are also a small business, we can't afford to lose money, I just offended, I will cut the meat for you immediately, you wait." ”

At this time, Xiao Mengyu, who was standing in front of the butcher, saw through this world of heavy copper smell and light affection, and she thought indignantly in her heart: One day I will come out, I must let you snobbish boys be punished as they deserve, otherwise, I don't know how many children from poor families will be ridiculed and despised by you!

Then, after weighing the meat, Xiao Mengyu went straight home.

As soon as he got home, Xiao Mengyu said loudly: "Mother, I'm back." I weighed two taels of pork, and we boiled porridge and drank it well, and ate it happily! ”

Seeing that Xiao Mengyu went out early in the morning and came back at this time, Chen sighed again, and then, with difficulty, stood up and prepared to go to the stove room to make a fire, but was stopped by Xiao Mengyu.

"Mother, I'll do it, you better sit and rest." Xiao Mengyu said as he quickly walked into the stove room and began to cut meat with his hands and feet.

This meal, the mother and daughter both ate very sweetly.

After all, they hadn't touched meat for a month, and this meal was a month of quenching their hunger and thirst, wasn't it?

Then, after eating porridge and washing dishes, Xiao Mengyu planned in his heart how to continue to make money and pay off the rent for half a year.

Yes, this kind of chopping wood alone is not enough.

So, what else can be imagined?